Bawumia uses QR code to buy waakye; urges Ghanaians to start doing same
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, hit the street of Accra today, Thursday, November 19, 2020, to formally outdoor the Universal Quick Response (QR) Code and Proxy Pay system.
As part of this, Dr Bawumia set the tone by buying waakye with the digital payment system.
The QR Code and Proxy Pay platforms, which were launched in March 2020, are part of plans to enhance digital payments as the government pursues a cash-lite agenda.
The Vice President said the QR Code makes it possible for all merchants, service providers, and institutions to receive payments from bank accounts, e-zwich accounts, mobile money wallets, or internationally issued visas or MasterCards instantly.
Speaking with the media, he entreated everyone to subscribe to the digital payment system as it is accessible to all.
“I expect big things for Ghana, going forward, and we are riding on the rails of the Mobile Money Interoperability. Everybody should look to using the QR code, download whatever application. What is important is that, even if you don’t have a smartphone, you can use the system. It works both for smartphones and the ‘yam’ phones to make payments.”
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